The NBA is coming back on July 30, but some of its employees aren’t. The league has laid off a number of workers due to organizational “restructuring,” NBA spokesperson Mike Bass confirmed in a statement. The exact number is unclear, but it is believed to be in the ballpark of 100 people. “We are restructuring...
McDonald’s said it would hire about 260,000 restaurant staff in the US this summer, as stores reopen for diners after serving them through delivery, drive-thru and takeaway for weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this week, the burger chain said its US sales fell in April and May due to the health crisis, but...
A Kentucky high school student has died after he collapsed during soccer practice, according to a report. Matthew Mangine Jr., 17, was performing training drills Tuesday night as part of the soccer team at St. Henry High School in Erlanger when he collapsed on the field, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported. His family released a statement...
More than half of American homeowners have reached out to family or friends for money in order to make mortgage payments and ease their financial burden in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research. The study, which polled 2,000 American homeowners, found even though 53% of respondents reached out to loved ones...
Garrett Rolfe, 27, who faces 11 charges, including felony murder, had until 6 p.m. to surrender, CNN reported.
A man was seen on video hounding an employee at a Brooklyn coffee shop to remove a “Black Lives Matter” sign. Rohan Singh said he filmed the white man outside of Burly Coffee in Bedford-Stuyvesant around 9:35 a.m. Thursday as the customer insisted the store take down the sign on the front window. “I just...
Betty just wrapped up its first season on HBO this month.
Florida woman and Florida man vs. Florida gators.
The third person in a room with Tony Clark and Rob Manfred shouldn’t be a UFC referee, it should be a court stenographer. As we have learned with these two sides, they are never going to agree to agree even on what they supposedly have agreed upon. One man’s framework is another’s proposal. The difference...
Hertz Global Holdings is in talks for a bankruptcy loan of up to $1 billion to fund its business reorganization after suspending its plan to sell new shares, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The car rental firm halted its plan to sell up to $500 million in...
Hey, so, funny story: Remember back in 2012 when a bunch of people thought the world was going to end? The apocalypse was scheduled for December 21st — just four days before Christmas, what a bummer! — but it never actually happened. That’s good news (I think), but now at last one scientist is saying...
"Pizza squirrel, give us a wave!"
“'black-ish' has a long-standing history of shining a light on current events and honoring Black voices."
New York Attorney General Letitia James admonished the NYPD’s top brass Thursday for ignoring multiple invitations to speak at a hearing on police encounters during the George Floyd protests — and then telling reporters they were never asked to attend. “I understand the NYPD is telling the press that they were not ‘formally’ invited to...
Electric vehicle maker Tesla wants to start building a large vehicle assembly plant in the southwestern US as early as the third quarter of this year, the company told Texas officials in documents made public this week. But the company is still pitting Texas and Oklahoma against each other in an effort to secure tax...
Kyler Murray doesn’t care whom he upsets or disappoints by kneeling during the national anthem. The Cardinals’ quarterback received backlash when he announced on Instagram his decision to protest social inequality and police brutality. “You think I give a f–k,” he responded to a fan who objected. The NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year explained...
As nurse Elson Oliveira, 41, drives to one of his three jobs at a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro, he takes a deep breath to get ready for another shift assisting more COVID-19 patients in critical care. He looks through the window and sees people moving on with their lives “like nothing is happening,”...
Terry Crews, Sarah Hyland and Joel McHale will all compete on the special July 6.
Podcasting is so hot, even Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are doing it. AT&T’s Warner Bros., which owns DC Comics, has teamed up with Spotify to produce an original slate of scripted podcasts based on DC’s colorful cast of superheroes and supervillains, Spotify said on Thursday. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the joint venture...
Keanu Reeves is auctioning off a 15-minute Zoom date with himself and donating the money.
Leah McSweeney and her boxing trainer Martin Snow have a close relationship both in and out of the ring.
Early this week a study made big headlines across the internet by claiming that there may be as many as 36 intelligent alien races within the Milky Way galaxy alone. It was an incredibly bold claim, but it was based on the likelihood of life developing on planets similar to Earth. So, just how many...
Don’t get your hopes up about having a parfait at McDonald’s any time soon. The fast food juggernaut has informed franchisees that items which fell victim to streamlined menus during the coronavirus pandemic will remain on the sidelines for now. That means that diners will need to keep waiting if they want to get grilled...
Lakshmi travels across the U.S., learning about the immigrant and indigenous communities that have shaped American cuisine